Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] around the base " in BNC.

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1 Cut away a neat edged circle around the base of trees and where the shrubs overhang the lawn .
2 Trim off excess icing around the base .
3 Trim off excess icing around the base .
4 Trim off excess icing around the base .
5 Trim off excess icing around the base .
6 The main road curves in a wide sweep around the base of Frostrow , a green hill forming a high barrier to the promised land , and enters Dentdale through an avenue of trees .
7 He raised his arm to see its motion in the flesh of his thumb , and clamped his other hand around the base of the digit in the hope of stopping its further advance , gasping as though doused with ice-water. the pain was out of all proportion to the mite 's size , but he held both thumb and sobs hard , determined not to lose all dignity in front of his executioners .
8 Secure the blue ribbon around the base of the carousel .
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